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Vinci fund acquires UK school PFI project for £5m

2012-11-23T16:00:00Z

UK – French company's fund acquires 50% share of PFT project not previously owned.

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Judge to decide litigation options for pension funds suing Henderson

2012-11-09T15:00:00Z

UK – High Court to decide whether schemes can bring claims against asset manager as group or individually.

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Australian supers opting for social infrastructure despite inexperience

2012-11-08T16:00:00Z

AUSTRALIA – Asset class 'is maturing rather than mature', Folkestone chief executive says.

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LGPS could see infrastructure allocation boosted by 15%

2012-11-06T14:15:00Z

UK – Government consultation proposes new upper threshold on limited partnerships.

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BA Pensions joins ranks of Pension Infrastructure Platform investors

2012-11-06T13:45:00Z

UK – Scheme listed as founding investor together with Strathclyde, BAE and BT, among others.

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German institutional investors dump bonds, shift towards real estate

2012-10-30T11:00:00Z

GERMANY – Independent surveys by Union, Universal show increase in alternatives at expense of fixed income.

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EDHEC, Natixis launch research chair on infrastructure debt

2012-10-25T15:15:00Z

EUROPE – Partnership aims to explore risk/return characteristics, diversification benefits.

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CalPERS 'cannot compete' with cheap finance on infrastructure

2012-10-18T15:30:00Z

NORTH AMERICA – Pension fund agreed last September to invest $800m in California infrastructure.

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More UK schemes sign up to Pensions Infrastructure Platform

2012-10-18T15:00:00Z

UK – Four more pension funds become founding members of scheme developed by PPF, NAPF.

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US roundup: Montana, San Francisco, New Mexico, Maine

2012-10-12T16:30:00Z

NORTH AMERICA – Montana State Board earmarks $138m for real estate over next 12 months.

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PensionDanmark commits €800m to infrastructure fund

2012-10-12T12:00:00Z

DENMARK – Danish scheme's total allocation to asset class climbs to 10% of assets.

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AllianzGI develops infrastructure debt platform

2012-10-11T15:30:00Z

EUROPE – Platform, initially for AllianzGI, to be offered to third-party clients over time.

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Report shows increasing institutional demand for infrastructure

2012-10-04T14:30:00Z

GLOBAL – Larger European pension funds increasingly willing to diversify investments.

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Pension funds should 'beware' calls to boost domestic investment

2012-09-28T15:30:00Z

EUROPE – Experts at AGI event say diversification best antidote to financial repression.

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OECD survey reveals pension funds' routes into infrastructure

2012-09-25T16:00:00Z

GLOBAL – Largest schemes investing mostly as 'prudent' means of diversification.

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Smaller Canadian schemes struggling to invest in infrastructure

2012-09-25T15:00:00Z

CANADA – Study shows smaller pension funds fear they lack necessary scale, expertise.

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Solution for infrastructure 'conspicuous by absence'

2012-09-18T14:00:00Z

UK – CBI/KPMG survey reveals growing doubts over UK government's infrastructure plans.

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PGGM buys 60% stake in UK student housing provider UPP

2012-09-13T13:45:00Z

EUROPE – Inflation-linked cash flows an 'excellent match' for clients' liabilities.

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UK pension funds back government infrastructure project

2012-09-13T11:30:00Z

UK – Mercer describes government's lack of detail around guarantee scheme as 'striking'.

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APG touts potential of 'inflation-related' infrastructure loans

2012-09-06T15:30:00Z

NETHERLANDS – Dutch giant makes first foray into 'new asset class' with loan to local road-building project.